Busy Week!

Can I go do this now, too?


Sunday:

Happy 5 months Lil'S!!!
He decided to celebrate by getting his first tooth!
(During church my friend starts giving a talk/sermon on reverence, and I burst out, "Hey, Seth! He's got his first tooth! See! Stick your finger in there! You can feel it!")

Saturday:
We helped out a family who attend our church with the stable they're leasing. Negative: THE HEAT. Perks: good conversation, great BBQ, and a horse ride for H. Would we do it again next year? Probably!

my tired little imp waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for her turn to ride the horse (and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting)

my other incredibly tired and overheated little imp--and my sweet hubby coming to tell me Lil'S was hungry just as it was H's turn to get on that horse

attempt #1 to get H on the horse

attempt #2 to get H on the horse

"WHEEEEEEE!!!!!"


"She kept on saying 'whee!' for at least half the trip," S said.



Or, maybe that was the entire trip.

Did I mention it was HOT?

Friday:

Waffle Street: The Confession and Rehabilitation of a Financier

S and I attended a church friend's book signing. S knows him much better than I do. I know his wife much better. :) They're expecting their first baby very soon! I've gotten mid-way through the first chapter (it'd be more, but, hey, I'm a mom here!) and have really enjoyed it so far--both Jimmy's humor and the way he makes the finance world easier to understand.

And the rest of the week:

Sorry, it's a busy week this week, too--as you can see with how I'm still trying to finish posting on last week and here it's Wednesday. You'll just have to miss out on what else we did last week. ;)

Okay, fine, I'll fill you in on one thing. The past few weeks we've enjoyed a little evening entertainment, thanks to Lil'S. I'll have to include some "only a mother/grandmother would enjoy these" videos for you. Op, as I finally figured out where all those exported videos I've been trying to make have disappeared to (imagine that, picasa has a export folder for exported videos), I just might have to post them tonight. Or, as it's 11:25 p.m., maybe not.

Now, seriously, how can you not love that face?

Ballet: SNAP!

Validation

Thanks for sharing this with me, S. You are great. You are amazing!

I Will Survive II

Well, it's been another week without S as he attends the Society of American Archivists Conference in Washington D.C. Sorry I didn't get to post on that earlier. Well, as this last day of his absence winds down to a close, I thought I'd post a description of one of the week's adventures for your reading enjoyment. Note: It does at times reveal my darker side, so this may come as a disappointment to all you out there who think Mrs. S is really of Mrs. Super Mom in disguise. ;)

While still on a I'm-actually-getting-something-done! high after having a girl lend me a hand with things Thu morning, I was actually brave enough to cook Fri night. You should have seen me, though. First I had to nurse while browning the ground beef, which resulted in it being overdone on one side since I was too tired to think to turn it off/down, and then as I was stirring it, I made the mistake of trying to have H help with watering the plants out front when she was overtired, which means it takes 3 requests and 2 threats and 1 attempt to help her get out the door, at which point I realized I'd made another one of those little mistakes--this time leaving the garbage sitting inside the side door instead of getting it out last night--that results in a whole lot more work than you'd ever expect: 200 ants streaming out of the garbage bag that H moved onto the (just cleaned last week) family room carpet and 200 more ants streaming through a hidden tunnel under our door's threshold, scampering about for that lost golden bag of garbage. Let's just say I'm grateful I was making my stand-by taco soup. And as I'd pureed in some fresh tomatoes from our yard, it was more than just comfort food, it was AMAZING. You'd never know the ground beef had sat overcooking for 30 minutes because, as before, I didn't even think to turn it down--and that's after it was initially overcooked while nursing--while I chased around H and then 532 ants and then argued with Hannah and tried to get to a fussy Lil'S. During that time I seriously left the vacuum hose sitting over that hole the ants were crawling thru for a good half hour--and yet they kept on streaming in! I finally removed it and let them be, hoping that even though they obviously hadn't figured out not to keep going into that hole where all their friends were being sucked away, perhaps they would somehow figure out that their golden bag of garbage was now sitting on the deck, patiently awaiting the arrival of some pillaging animal that visited us during the night after I forgot to get back outside and get it in the garbage can.

Well, gratefully, the ants found the booty awaiting them out on the deck, rather than that which sparkled on my kitchen shelves, the taco soup somehow did get made, and my darling nap-deprived daughter did actually fall asleep by 8 p.m. I think it was God giving me a littlle respite before the adventures began all over again, starting at 1:30 a.m. with a little girl who just couldn't sleep. . . . for the next four hours.

:)

I will survive!!!

Happy 4mo!

Lil'S weighed in at 18lb 13oz and measured 27.5 inches at his 4mo appt on Friday (a week late). I'm glad he's growing evenly in height and width (upper 90s for everything). I've learned it's challenging to find well-fitting clothes when kids don't! :)

Thanks again for the cute blanket, Auntie E, and the glider, J!

He's rather outgrown the bouncy seat, although we still put him in it occasionally.

:)

p.s. Somebody sent us a darling, custom-made blanket, and I don't know who it was! The invoice didn't say! Please send me an email you if sent Lil'S a blue striped, airplane and capital S blanket from Two Tinas. I owe you a big thank you! (He's laying on it right now, actually, watching Word World with H.)

Nutella Obsession

I love Nutella. I love it so much that I don't buy it for myself because I know I'd do either of two things: hoard it for some special occasion that never comes and then realize it's gone bad without me touching it, or eat it all within a day or two. However, after coming across this post, I just might have to break that rule.

Chocolate Nutella Cookies

Yes, you read that correctly. Nutella + more chocolate + more hazelnuts. I think you know what that equals.